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Peuce, S.N. 22, 2024

The paper brings to the foreground a ceramic artefact discovered in 2023 in Histria, in the “Basi... more The paper brings to the foreground a ceramic artefact discovered in 2023 in Histria, in the “Basilica with Crypt” Sector, in a trench located in the vicinity of the Christian monument. The item was discovered in a 6th century AD context in a fragmentary state of preservation. It belongs most probably to a large-sized plate and stands out for its decoration consisting of a partially preserved anthropomorphic representation and a graffito. The authors propose a contextual, typological and stylistic analysis of the fragment, which aims not only to reconstruct the technological and functional aspects of the ceramic fragment, but also to discuss the archaeological context that delivered it.

PEUCE, 2024

The case study of the present paper is a series of archaeological materials discovered during the... more The case study of the present paper is a series of archaeological materials discovered during the research carried out between 1976 and 1980 in the fortified settlement from the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone. As a result of these campaigns, archaeological features belonging to the Early Iron Age, Archaic and Roman periods were identified. While the prehistoric and Archaic finds have been discussed extensively in several studies, the archaeological complexes and materials belonging to the Roman period have been treated only tangentially, consisting of brief mentions of their discovery. In this context, we aim to make use of this assemblage of Roman artefacts, composed exclusively of ceramic finds. The lot is of particular interest from a chronological point of view, as the data obtained contribute to a better understanding of the stratigraphy of the fortified settlement, by determining more clearly the different periods of habitation and use. At the same time, they offer clues to the simultaneous functioning of the Roman-era sequence in the fortified settlement and another Roman rural settlement identified nearby. Lastly, from a socio-economic perspective, the variety of ceramic products helps to draw a general picture of the trade and cultural contacts that characterised the provincial rural world in this period.

Peuce, 2024

The article provides the basic data for the 2019-2020 excavations on the Acropolis Centre-South S... more The article provides the basic data for the 2019-2020 excavations on the Acropolis Centre-South Sector in Histria (Constanța County, Romania) by a team from the University of Bucharest, namely concerning the stratigraphy and building structures discovered in the excavation units investigated in the above-mentioned period. We also draw several conclusions concerning the setting and functionality of several internal spaces, as well as regarding the construction technique and materials used in Insula Iα (6th-7th c. AD), the residential block that constitutes the sector’s main research objective.

HERiPRENEURSHIP - Sustainable Tourism, Heritage Management and the Cultural and Creative Industries: Creating New Investment Opportunities at Places of Cultural Significance. Proceedings of an International Conference, Tulcea, June 8th-9th 2023, 2023

There is a need in Romania for projects and means of action aimed not only at discussing the arch... more There is a need in Romania for projects and means of action aimed not only at discussing the archaeological remains, but also establishing a ″best practice″ for heritage management, both regarding conservation, as well as tourism. Until now, projects such as ″Frontiers of the Roman
Empire″ and ″Danube Limes″ have included the Lower Danube region in activities connected to the international research framework, but as the names imply, they focused on settlements and fortifications on the frontier, thus neglecting inland settlements, still as important for understanding the past.
In our paper we wish to preview the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, situated in the Romanian Dobruja, and discuss common problems and potential, taking into account the achievements, as well as future plans for the project implemented by the University of Bucharest and the ″Gavrilă
Simion″ Eco-Museum Research Institute of Tulcea.
This archaeological microzone would be especially fit for being introduced in the tourist circuit, as the archaeological sites that compose it pertain to different historical periods (Greek and Roman) and are intrinsically connected to the natural landscape that defined them and, at the same time, was shaped by the human settlements. Therefore, it would be a very relevant example, with a fortified settlement and a rural one, both connected to the area’s commercial and agricultural potential and, moreover, supported by all the area’s resources.

CICSA, 2022

The Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, located west of the commune of Beidaud (Tulcea County), gro... more The Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, located west of the commune of Beidaud (Tulcea County), groups a series of archaeological sites dating from various periods: a Neolithic site, a fortified settlement dated from the First and Second Iron Age/Archaic period until the Late Roman period, a Roman rural settlement, and an Early Roman tumular necropolis. In this paper we will present the results of the surface survey carried out during the 2020 campaign, focusing on the area of the Roman settlement, where a significant quantity of archaeological materials, exclusively pottery, was discovered. After presenting the main ceramic categories, we will discuss these finds’ major importance in determining more clearly the settlement’s habitation period. Moreover, this material represents good evidence for a first picture of the everyday life of the inhabitants.

Peuce, serie nouă, 2022

The paper aims to identify and discuss, based on a specific case study, some of the ways in which... more The paper aims to identify and discuss, based on a specific case study, some of the ways in which the new official religion of the Roman Empire and its “trademark”, the sign of the cross, pervade the everyday life and become embedded in the material culture of the period. The archaeological excavations conducted in Histria/Istros by a team from the University of Bucharest bring a better insight into the life of this ancient city from the Western Coast of the Black Sea (the province of Scythia Minor) during its last phase of existence. The Late Roman/Early Byzantine insula (second half of the 6th – beginning of the 7th centuries AD), currently under research in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (henceforth ACS), offered so far rich and varied archaeological materials, among which of special interest for this article are objects bearing the sign of the cross or shaped as a cross. These items, such as pots incised with the sign of the cross, lids decorated with relief crosses, fine tableware decorated with stamped crosses, lamps with cross-shaped handles, bricks marked with the cross, bronze weights decorated with the cross, metal cross-shaped elements belonging to hanging devices, seem to be used on a daily basis by the inhabitants and as such represent a constant element in their life. Based on these observations and placing this case study in the larger context of the Roman world, the authors intend to shortly discuss the role and significance of the sign of the cross in household, everyday life, contexts, as a constant reminder, a protection, and a statement of belief, but also as a reflection of the place of this community in the larger socio-economical, ideological, and political network of the Roman Empire.

Cronica cercetarilor arheologice, 2021

During the 2020 campaign, the archaeological excavations were carried out in two of the trenches ... more During the 2020 campaign, the archaeological
excavations were carried out in two of the trenches located
in the southern part of the complex – SXIX/14 and SXX/16
– to unearth the constructive elements pertaining to Roman
building II that was identified in the previous campaigns (pl.
I). For a clearer view of this building’s planimetry, it was
excavated the stratigraphic baulk between the two sections
(Pl. II-III). As a result, the structures belonging to this building
– the walls (Z24, Z25 and Z26) delimiting the rooms W1
and W2 (pl. IV), but also the southern enclosure wall (Z21)
(pl. V/1-2) – were better observed to be investigated in the
following campaigns. Both the stratigraphic baulk and the
trenches lead to the discovery of numerous archaeological
materials of Modern (Pl. VII/1-3), Late Medieval (16th – 17th
centuries) (pl. VII/4-7) and especially Roman period (the
end of the 2nd century – the first three quarters of the 3rd
century AD) (pl. VIII-IX).
Moreover, in this period were continued the
interdisciplinary research on the southern and eastern sides
of the site (photogrammetry, ERT, DEM, 3D modelling) (see
below), as well as the 3D scanning of the objects discovered
within the praetorium consularis; all the data was processed
and added to the site’s database to be used for the future
archaeological monograph and the site’s valorisation.
The 2020 archaeological campaign benefited also
from a detailed 3D photogrammetric documentation, from
UAV (context) and close range (details). The products
generated were georeferenced and consisted mainly
in highly detailed orthophotomosaics for the site and
excavation unit (ground plan and profiles) as well as digital
elevation models, all in very high resolution, under 1 cm/
pixel. A series of 20 artifacts were also digitized in 3D, using
a structured light metrological grade industrial scanner (0.05
mm resolution), the resulting 3D models being published on
the MNUAI virtual museum.

In Africa et in Moesia. Frontières du monde romain. Partager le patrimoine de l’Afrique du Nord et du Bas Danube / Borders of the Roman World. Sharing Heritage of North Africa and the Lower Danube, 2021

The paper approaches the topic of North African imported pottery discovered in the West-Pontic ar... more The paper approaches the topic of North African imported pottery discovered in the West-Pontic area, starting with the Late Roman discoveries made in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (University of Bucharest) in Istros (Constanta County, Romania)

Peuce, S.N. XIX, 2021

In this study, we present a part of the lychnological material discovered during the archaeologic... more In this study, we present a part of the lychnological material discovered during the archaeological excavation carried out between 2013 and 2020 on the Acropolis Centre-South Sector in Istros (Constanța County). The entire lot includes almost 190 pieces that, from a chronological point of view, belong to the Greek (Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic), Early Roman and Late Roman period. We selected for discussion in this paper only the Late Roman material, which is the most numerous (130 lamps, of which 107 typologically determined) and more representative for the archaeological complex under investigation. The lamps belong to many types, some of them newly attested in Istros, and are both imported products and pieces manufactured at a regional, maybe even local, scale.

The Greeks and Romans in the Black Sea and the Importance of the Pontic Region for the Graeco-Roman World (7th century BC – 5th century AD): 20 Years On (1997-2017), 2021

This paper focuses on the imported tableware discovered from 2013 to 2016 in Histria/Istros, in t... more This paper focuses on the imported tableware discovered from 2013 to 2016 in Histria/Istros, in the Acropolis Centre-South
Sector – overall more than 500 pottery sherds; but here we will discuss only the imported material, especially decorated pottery.
Concerning the areas of import, Phocaean red slip is by far the most widespread tableware category, followed by African red
slip in a smaller percentage, and by Pontic red slip. Generally, decorative techniques, motifs used and their arrangement on the
vessels can help in establishing typological frameworks and, on this basis, precise details about chronology or origin. Moreover,
the presence of imported tableware in Histria can suggest important details concerning the preferred direction of trade in
Scythia during the Late Roman period.

Hiperboreea, 2020

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/hiperboreea.7.2.0122

CICSA, 2019

The paper presents the state of the research on the 6th c. AD insula in the S part of the acropol... more The paper presents the state of the research on the 6th c. AD insula in the S part of the acropolis of Istros, Romania, undertaken by a team from the University of Bucharest since 2013

RAIA Bulletin, 2019

The paper presents the preliminary results of the excavation undertaken in 2013 by a team from th... more The paper presents the preliminary results of the excavation undertaken in 2013 by a team from the University of Bucharest in Istros (Histria, Constanța County, Romania). The research uncovered the last Late Roman insula, divided into two nuclei (N and S), with two phases of functioning (first and second halves of the 6th c. AD).

Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7... more Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7th centuries AD), Mega Publishing House, 2018, 193-209.

Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7... more Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7th centuries AD), Mega Publishing House, 2018, 157-174.

PEUCE, 2018

2015-2016 represented the second half of the initial archaeological research program implemented ... more 2015-2016 represented the second half of the initial archaeological research program implemented by the University of Bucharest team in Histria (Constanța County, Romania). We delimited the last Late Roman insula, divided into two nuclei (N and S), with two phases of functioning. Phase I: first half of the 6 th c. – 559 (Kutrigur raid); Phase II: reign of Justin II – beginning of the 7 th c.

Peuce, 2018

Our paper deals with the amphora stamps (from Rhodos, Sinope, Thasos and Tauric Chersonesus; all ... more Our paper deals with the amphora stamps (from Rhodos, Sinope, Thasos and Tauric Chersonesus; all unpublished) discovered during several excavation campaigns at Histria, the ACS (Acropolis Center-South) Sector

Materiale si Cercetari Arheologice, 2018

In this paper we present the North‐African tableware discovered in the first four years (2013 to ... more In this paper we present the North‐African tableware discovered in the first four years (2013 to 2016) of archaeological excavations in the Acropolis Centre‐South Sector in Histria. In smaller numbers than the Late Roman C Ware, the African Red Slip Ware is attested in this sector by 38 shards, pertaining to 7 forms with 11 types of pottery. Chronologically, the material belongs to the Late Roman period and can be dated to the 4th–7th centuries AD

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice (serie nouă), XIII, 2017, 47 - 72.

Peuce, S.N. 22, 2024

The paper brings to the foreground a ceramic artefact discovered in 2023 in Histria, in the “Basi... more The paper brings to the foreground a ceramic artefact discovered in 2023 in Histria, in the “Basilica with Crypt” Sector, in a trench located in the vicinity of the Christian monument. The item was discovered in a 6th century AD context in a fragmentary state of preservation. It belongs most probably to a large-sized plate and stands out for its decoration consisting of a partially preserved anthropomorphic representation and a graffito. The authors propose a contextual, typological and stylistic analysis of the fragment, which aims not only to reconstruct the technological and functional aspects of the ceramic fragment, but also to discuss the archaeological context that delivered it.

PEUCE, 2024

The case study of the present paper is a series of archaeological materials discovered during the... more The case study of the present paper is a series of archaeological materials discovered during the research carried out between 1976 and 1980 in the fortified settlement from the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone. As a result of these campaigns, archaeological features belonging to the Early Iron Age, Archaic and Roman periods were identified. While the prehistoric and Archaic finds have been discussed extensively in several studies, the archaeological complexes and materials belonging to the Roman period have been treated only tangentially, consisting of brief mentions of their discovery. In this context, we aim to make use of this assemblage of Roman artefacts, composed exclusively of ceramic finds. The lot is of particular interest from a chronological point of view, as the data obtained contribute to a better understanding of the stratigraphy of the fortified settlement, by determining more clearly the different periods of habitation and use. At the same time, they offer clues to the simultaneous functioning of the Roman-era sequence in the fortified settlement and another Roman rural settlement identified nearby. Lastly, from a socio-economic perspective, the variety of ceramic products helps to draw a general picture of the trade and cultural contacts that characterised the provincial rural world in this period.

Peuce, 2024

The article provides the basic data for the 2019-2020 excavations on the Acropolis Centre-South S... more The article provides the basic data for the 2019-2020 excavations on the Acropolis Centre-South Sector in Histria (Constanța County, Romania) by a team from the University of Bucharest, namely concerning the stratigraphy and building structures discovered in the excavation units investigated in the above-mentioned period. We also draw several conclusions concerning the setting and functionality of several internal spaces, as well as regarding the construction technique and materials used in Insula Iα (6th-7th c. AD), the residential block that constitutes the sector’s main research objective.

HERiPRENEURSHIP - Sustainable Tourism, Heritage Management and the Cultural and Creative Industries: Creating New Investment Opportunities at Places of Cultural Significance. Proceedings of an International Conference, Tulcea, June 8th-9th 2023, 2023

There is a need in Romania for projects and means of action aimed not only at discussing the arch... more There is a need in Romania for projects and means of action aimed not only at discussing the archaeological remains, but also establishing a ″best practice″ for heritage management, both regarding conservation, as well as tourism. Until now, projects such as ″Frontiers of the Roman
Empire″ and ″Danube Limes″ have included the Lower Danube region in activities connected to the international research framework, but as the names imply, they focused on settlements and fortifications on the frontier, thus neglecting inland settlements, still as important for understanding the past.
In our paper we wish to preview the Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, situated in the Romanian Dobruja, and discuss common problems and potential, taking into account the achievements, as well as future plans for the project implemented by the University of Bucharest and the ″Gavrilă
Simion″ Eco-Museum Research Institute of Tulcea.
This archaeological microzone would be especially fit for being introduced in the tourist circuit, as the archaeological sites that compose it pertain to different historical periods (Greek and Roman) and are intrinsically connected to the natural landscape that defined them and, at the same time, was shaped by the human settlements. Therefore, it would be a very relevant example, with a fortified settlement and a rural one, both connected to the area’s commercial and agricultural potential and, moreover, supported by all the area’s resources.

CICSA, 2022

The Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, located west of the commune of Beidaud (Tulcea County), gro... more The Beidaud Archaeological Microzone, located west of the commune of Beidaud (Tulcea County), groups a series of archaeological sites dating from various periods: a Neolithic site, a fortified settlement dated from the First and Second Iron Age/Archaic period until the Late Roman period, a Roman rural settlement, and an Early Roman tumular necropolis. In this paper we will present the results of the surface survey carried out during the 2020 campaign, focusing on the area of the Roman settlement, where a significant quantity of archaeological materials, exclusively pottery, was discovered. After presenting the main ceramic categories, we will discuss these finds’ major importance in determining more clearly the settlement’s habitation period. Moreover, this material represents good evidence for a first picture of the everyday life of the inhabitants.

Peuce, serie nouă, 2022

The paper aims to identify and discuss, based on a specific case study, some of the ways in which... more The paper aims to identify and discuss, based on a specific case study, some of the ways in which the new official religion of the Roman Empire and its “trademark”, the sign of the cross, pervade the everyday life and become embedded in the material culture of the period. The archaeological excavations conducted in Histria/Istros by a team from the University of Bucharest bring a better insight into the life of this ancient city from the Western Coast of the Black Sea (the province of Scythia Minor) during its last phase of existence. The Late Roman/Early Byzantine insula (second half of the 6th – beginning of the 7th centuries AD), currently under research in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (henceforth ACS), offered so far rich and varied archaeological materials, among which of special interest for this article are objects bearing the sign of the cross or shaped as a cross. These items, such as pots incised with the sign of the cross, lids decorated with relief crosses, fine tableware decorated with stamped crosses, lamps with cross-shaped handles, bricks marked with the cross, bronze weights decorated with the cross, metal cross-shaped elements belonging to hanging devices, seem to be used on a daily basis by the inhabitants and as such represent a constant element in their life. Based on these observations and placing this case study in the larger context of the Roman world, the authors intend to shortly discuss the role and significance of the sign of the cross in household, everyday life, contexts, as a constant reminder, a protection, and a statement of belief, but also as a reflection of the place of this community in the larger socio-economical, ideological, and political network of the Roman Empire.

Cronica cercetarilor arheologice, 2021

During the 2020 campaign, the archaeological excavations were carried out in two of the trenches ... more During the 2020 campaign, the archaeological
excavations were carried out in two of the trenches located
in the southern part of the complex – SXIX/14 and SXX/16
– to unearth the constructive elements pertaining to Roman
building II that was identified in the previous campaigns (pl.
I). For a clearer view of this building’s planimetry, it was
excavated the stratigraphic baulk between the two sections
(Pl. II-III). As a result, the structures belonging to this building
– the walls (Z24, Z25 and Z26) delimiting the rooms W1
and W2 (pl. IV), but also the southern enclosure wall (Z21)
(pl. V/1-2) – were better observed to be investigated in the
following campaigns. Both the stratigraphic baulk and the
trenches lead to the discovery of numerous archaeological
materials of Modern (Pl. VII/1-3), Late Medieval (16th – 17th
centuries) (pl. VII/4-7) and especially Roman period (the
end of the 2nd century – the first three quarters of the 3rd
century AD) (pl. VIII-IX).
Moreover, in this period were continued the
interdisciplinary research on the southern and eastern sides
of the site (photogrammetry, ERT, DEM, 3D modelling) (see
below), as well as the 3D scanning of the objects discovered
within the praetorium consularis; all the data was processed
and added to the site’s database to be used for the future
archaeological monograph and the site’s valorisation.
The 2020 archaeological campaign benefited also
from a detailed 3D photogrammetric documentation, from
UAV (context) and close range (details). The products
generated were georeferenced and consisted mainly
in highly detailed orthophotomosaics for the site and
excavation unit (ground plan and profiles) as well as digital
elevation models, all in very high resolution, under 1 cm/
pixel. A series of 20 artifacts were also digitized in 3D, using
a structured light metrological grade industrial scanner (0.05
mm resolution), the resulting 3D models being published on
the MNUAI virtual museum.

In Africa et in Moesia. Frontières du monde romain. Partager le patrimoine de l’Afrique du Nord et du Bas Danube / Borders of the Roman World. Sharing Heritage of North Africa and the Lower Danube, 2021

The paper approaches the topic of North African imported pottery discovered in the West-Pontic ar... more The paper approaches the topic of North African imported pottery discovered in the West-Pontic area, starting with the Late Roman discoveries made in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (University of Bucharest) in Istros (Constanta County, Romania)

Peuce, S.N. XIX, 2021

In this study, we present a part of the lychnological material discovered during the archaeologic... more In this study, we present a part of the lychnological material discovered during the archaeological excavation carried out between 2013 and 2020 on the Acropolis Centre-South Sector in Istros (Constanța County). The entire lot includes almost 190 pieces that, from a chronological point of view, belong to the Greek (Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic), Early Roman and Late Roman period. We selected for discussion in this paper only the Late Roman material, which is the most numerous (130 lamps, of which 107 typologically determined) and more representative for the archaeological complex under investigation. The lamps belong to many types, some of them newly attested in Istros, and are both imported products and pieces manufactured at a regional, maybe even local, scale.

The Greeks and Romans in the Black Sea and the Importance of the Pontic Region for the Graeco-Roman World (7th century BC – 5th century AD): 20 Years On (1997-2017), 2021

This paper focuses on the imported tableware discovered from 2013 to 2016 in Histria/Istros, in t... more This paper focuses on the imported tableware discovered from 2013 to 2016 in Histria/Istros, in the Acropolis Centre-South
Sector – overall more than 500 pottery sherds; but here we will discuss only the imported material, especially decorated pottery.
Concerning the areas of import, Phocaean red slip is by far the most widespread tableware category, followed by African red
slip in a smaller percentage, and by Pontic red slip. Generally, decorative techniques, motifs used and their arrangement on the
vessels can help in establishing typological frameworks and, on this basis, precise details about chronology or origin. Moreover,
the presence of imported tableware in Histria can suggest important details concerning the preferred direction of trade in
Scythia during the Late Roman period.

Hiperboreea, 2020

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/hiperboreea.7.2.0122

CICSA, 2019

The paper presents the state of the research on the 6th c. AD insula in the S part of the acropol... more The paper presents the state of the research on the 6th c. AD insula in the S part of the acropolis of Istros, Romania, undertaken by a team from the University of Bucharest since 2013

RAIA Bulletin, 2019

The paper presents the preliminary results of the excavation undertaken in 2013 by a team from th... more The paper presents the preliminary results of the excavation undertaken in 2013 by a team from the University of Bucharest in Istros (Histria, Constanța County, Romania). The research uncovered the last Late Roman insula, divided into two nuclei (N and S), with two phases of functioning (first and second halves of the 6th c. AD).

Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7... more Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7th centuries AD), Mega Publishing House, 2018, 193-209.

Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7... more Atlas of Roman Pottery Workshops from the Provinces Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st - 7th centuries AD), Mega Publishing House, 2018, 157-174.

PEUCE, 2018

2015-2016 represented the second half of the initial archaeological research program implemented ... more 2015-2016 represented the second half of the initial archaeological research program implemented by the University of Bucharest team in Histria (Constanța County, Romania). We delimited the last Late Roman insula, divided into two nuclei (N and S), with two phases of functioning. Phase I: first half of the 6 th c. – 559 (Kutrigur raid); Phase II: reign of Justin II – beginning of the 7 th c.

Peuce, 2018

Our paper deals with the amphora stamps (from Rhodos, Sinope, Thasos and Tauric Chersonesus; all ... more Our paper deals with the amphora stamps (from Rhodos, Sinope, Thasos and Tauric Chersonesus; all unpublished) discovered during several excavation campaigns at Histria, the ACS (Acropolis Center-South) Sector

Materiale si Cercetari Arheologice, 2018

In this paper we present the North‐African tableware discovered in the first four years (2013 to ... more In this paper we present the North‐African tableware discovered in the first four years (2013 to 2016) of archaeological excavations in the Acropolis Centre‐South Sector in Histria. In smaller numbers than the Late Roman C Ware, the African Red Slip Ware is attested in this sector by 38 shards, pertaining to 7 forms with 11 types of pottery. Chronologically, the material belongs to the Late Roman period and can be dated to the 4th–7th centuries AD

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice (serie nouă), XIII, 2017, 47 - 72.

Sixth International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities (18-22 September 2017, Constanța)

The catalogue of the National Exhibition we present to the specialist in the field but also to th... more The catalogue of the National Exhibition we present to the specialist in the field but also to the general public was occasioned by the organisation of the 31st Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores International Association, which took place at Cluj-Napoca, between September 23rd and 30th, 2018. The theme of the exhibition – ‘The supply of ceramic goods in Dacia and Lower Moesia: imports and local developments’ was intended to be close to the theme of the mentioned Congress, which revolves around the supply of pottery products across the Roman Empire. The purpose of the exhibition was to offer an image as complete/ comprehensive as possible over the diversity of the imports and espe- cially over the local production of pottery centres from the two provinces that once existed on the territory of Romania during the Roman period. If the ‘Atlas of the Pottery Workshops from the Roman Provinces of Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st-7th Centuries AD)’(I), a volume which precedes and completes the current exhibition, focused on documenting in detail the local production, the exhibition aimed to also include a part of the most cogent pottery products that arrived by means of trade in the two provinces from various areas of the Roman Empire. In this way, by comparing and visualising a number of over 1000 artifacts originating from representative centres in Dacia and Moesia Inferior/ Scythia Minor, one can more easily observe the common aspects, the relative uniformity of the ceramic forms produced here, but also the differences/ characteristics/ peculiarities of some production centres from certain areas, as well as the complementarity of their products.

THE SUPPLY OF CERAMIC GOODS IN DACIA AND LOWER MOESIA: IMPORTS AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, 2018

The catalogue of the National Exhibition we present to the specialist in the field but also to th... more The catalogue of the National Exhibition we present to the specialist in the field but also to the general public was occasioned by the organisation of the 31st Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae
Fautores International Association, which took place at Cluj-Napoca, between September 23rd and 30th, 2018. The theme of the exhibition –
‘The supply of ceramic goods in Dacia and Lower Moesia: imports and local developments’ was intended to be close to the theme of the mentioned Congress, which revolves around the supply of pottery products across the Roman Empire.
The purpose of the exhibition was to offer an image as complete/ comprehensive as possible over the diversity of the imports and espe- cially over the local production of pottery centres from the two provinces that once existed on the territory of Romania during the Roman period.
If the ‘Atlas of the Pottery Workshops from the Roman Provinces of Dacia and Lower Moesia/Scythia Minor (1st-7th Centuries AD)’(I), a volume which precedes and completes the current exhibition, focused on documenting in detail the local production, the exhibition aimed to also include a part of the most cogent pottery products that arrived by means of trade in the two provinces from various areas of the Roman Empire. In this way, by comparing and visualising a number of over 1000 artifacts originating from representative centres in Dacia and Moesia
Inferior/ Scythia Minor, one can more easily observe the common aspects, the relative uniformity of the ceramic forms produced here, but
also the differences/ characteristics/ peculiarities of some production centres from certain areas, as well as the complementarity of their products.
I

ATLAS OF ROMAN POTTERY WORKSHOPS FROM THE PROVINCES DACIA AND LOWER MOESIA/SCYTHIA MINOR (1ST-7TH CENTURIES AD) (I), 2018

The publication of a volume featuring up-to-date information concerning the pottery production of... more The publication of a volume featuring up-to-date information concerning the pottery production of the workshops based in the two Roman provinces founded on the territory of modern-day Romania, i.e. Dacia and Lower Moesia / Scythia Minor, is a comprehensive
project that could only be brought to a successful conclusion with the combined effort of the entire community of Roman pottery specialists from Romania. The hosting of the 31st International Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores in Romania in 2018 represented the ideal opportunity for the implementation of this project whose main goal is to particularize the pottery production within the above mentioned two provinces in the wider context of the ceramic industry across the entire Empire.